Music with a little Sun and Badminton

There are some things that every person should figure out about themselves. For instance: you should realize if your sunglasses are swallowing your face, you should figure out if you are good at badminton, and you should realize if you can sing.

Now that i have said that I think we should all admit that we enjoy watching others not understand these things about themselves. We enjoy looking at picture of celebs in US weekly with bug-eyed sunglasses that are all wrong. We enjoy listening to the whiff of a missed birdie in a friendly game of badminton. And you are lying if you say you don't love watching the "next American Idol" complete butcher "Hit Me Baby One More Time."

I have tried to figure out these thing about myself. I do have oversized sunglasses; however, when I purchased them I made sure that my face was not swallowed by them. If you disagree with the size of the shades, please don’t wait to see me in US Weekly looking ridiculous, just tell me. In case you were wondering why I would be in US Weekly, I will be in once I get my own reality TV show. I have a great understanding of the fact that I can not, I mean really not, play badminton. My family has given me great grief about this over the years. I am not good at sports that require an extension of my arm such as softball, tennis, but honestly, badminton is the worse. I blame it on a lack of spatial perception. And finally, I realize that I am not the next Kelly Clarkson.

If I was on the Miss America pageant, singing would not be my talent portion of the competition. Last night while watching the pageant Jess said that her talent would be putting puzzles together. She is really good at it. Even though I am not really a great music artist myself, I would like to share my observations of music in pop culture with you.

1. If you have not listened to Sara Bareilles’s music you should. Lyrical genius! She is the girl that sings "Love Song" that is popular now. You know, "Not gonna write you a love song cuz you asked for if, cuz you need one, you see? Not gonna write you a ... " I have her CD called Little Voice and there is not a song on there that I don't like. Love Song is definitely her most pop-ish song and that is probably why it was her first single. The rest of the CD is more folky. The music is good, but the lyrics, oh my word...I don't know what else to call it but genius.

2. I personally think that Britney Spears has made quite the professional comeback considering her current personal life and her previous attempt to make a professional comeback (does anyone else cringe to remember the VMAs?). I recently got her new CD "Blackout." It really something you can dance to or work out to. Someday she will get her life back together and I and waiting with anticipation for that day. I personally feel bad for her because it is our fault that she is the way she is. Constantly being watched and analyzed and photographed and we drove her crazy--literally. Now she is just crying out for attention. So in the first-stated-half-serious-half-sarcastic words of Chris Crocker (you know, crazy you-tube guy) “Leave Britney Alone!”

3. And finally, I would like to give a shout out to The Fray simply because they are my favorite band…ever. This summer Jessica and I saw them live and I fell in love with love. Amazing music, great lyrics, and it is impossible to get tired of listening to it. It is really good music to drive to. I just really like them and I want them to make the blog.

Now you are probably thinking about if your sunglasses are swallowing your face, if you are talented in the badminton field, or if you could be the next American Idol. May you be successful in your efforts to understand yourself in these important areas.